Trundle toy



Oct. 23, 1945;

Filed March 30, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Pa'ulji'uld Patented Oct. 23, 1945UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRUNDLE TOY Paul A. Fuld, Glen Burnie, Md.

Application March.30, 1945, Serial No. 585,624

4 Claims.

The invention relates to toys and has as an object the provision of achilds toy having an attractive changeable appearance combined withmeans for producing sounds.

It is an object of the invention to provide a V trundle toy havingground wheels producing a changeable appearance when pushed along afloor and having means operated by the floor engaging wheels to producesounds.

Further objects will appear from the following description when read inconnection with the accompanying drawings showing an illustrativeembodiment of the invention and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 33 of Figure 1. p

4 is a, vertical section on line 44 of. Fig. 2 showing operativepositions of a part in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 4

I partly broken away and showing a different position of parts. 7

As shown the device comprises a pair of floor engaging wheels in and IIeach shown as formed with annular grooves l2, l3 respectively with pinsll extending across the grooves near the periphcry of the floor engagingwheel. Loosely mountdistance depending upon the speed of movement.

The wheels l0 and II are desirably fixed upon theaxle l6 for keeping thedevice in assembly and to preserve their circumferential relationship.To provide for motion of the device as a trundle toy, a block I1 ismounted loosely on the axle l6 and a tongue i 8 is shown as inserted inan opening in the block I! in the manner shown inFlg. '5. To producesound a pair of similar blocks I9, 20 are shown loosely mounted upon theaxle l6. washers being placed upon each side of each blocl; I9, 20 toinsure free movement thereof upon the axle uninfluenced by friction withthe wheels l0 and H or the block I1.

Carried by the wheels i0 and ii are a pair of pins 2|. 2! preferably atan angle of 180 each to the location of the other. The blocks l9 and i.20 are shown as eccentric with the shaft l6 so as to provide a heavierand lighter end of each. The

long ends of the blocks stand in the path of the pins 2|, 22respectively and as the ground wheels l0 and II revolve to bring therespective pins against the long ends of the blocks l9 and 20, theblocks will be forced to revolve with the wheels until they are carriedabove a position of a vertical line through the axis, whereupon theywill fall by gravity away from the pin to the position of the block l9shown in Fig. 3. The pins 2|, 22, as they pass above the blocks I9, 20,when the latter are in the position of block IS in Fig. 3 will pass overthe shorter end of the block. The result will be repeatedly recurringclicking sounds as the pins contact the block I9, 20 successively.

The device is made more attractive by coloring the different parts withdifferent colors. The ring I 5 may be made each of a different color andthe blocks I9, 20 colored still further difierently and the groundwheels l0 and ii may be ornamented on their outer surfaces. The combinedresult of the movable parts, the color, and the sound producing meansprovide a toy very attractive to small children.

Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiment of the inventionwithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from thespirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A trundle toy comprising, in combination: a trundle wheel; a pincarried by said wheel adjacent its periphery and extending parallel withthe axis of rotation of the wheel; an annular ring member looselysupported on said pin, the radial thickness thereof being less than thespacing of its pin support from the tread of the wheel;

whereby the ring may be thrown to positions radially outward of thetread of the wheel [by centrifugal force and to a position radiallyinward of the tread by contact with the ground; and means to retain thering on its supporting pin.

2. A trundle toyv comprising, in combination: a trundle wheel formedwith an annular, peripheral groove; a plurality of pins extending acrossthe groove and spaced from the periphery of the wheel; an annular ringwith a relatively large opening supported on each pin within saidgroove; the radial thickness of each ring being less than the spacing ofits pin from the periphery of the wheel.

3.A trundle toy comprising, in combination: an axle; 'a tongueprojecting therefrom; a peripherally grooved wheel carried by each endof the axle for revolution upon a supporting surface; a plurality ofpins traversing the groove of each wheel at locations spaced fromtheperiphery of the wheel; an annular ring loosely mounted on each pinfor motion between positions wherein the rings project from theperipheries of the Wheels and positions of complete enclosure in thegrooves.

4. The combination of claim 3 with a rod projecting from a face of oneof the wheels, and a member freely revoluble on the axle, said memtacted by said rod as the wheel revolves and the shorter end clearingthe rod as the member revolves, whereby to provide a combined visual andsound efiect. I

PAUL A. FULD;

